How fair is it that Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie earn the same for “Barbie”?

The Greta Gerwing live action barbie for Warner Bros, it sees Margot Robbie as the Mattel doll and Ryan Gosling as Ken, characters who, surprisingly, received the same salary in the film adaptation.

In a recent article published by Variety revealed a list of salaries of Hollywood actors, proving to be the highest paid in the industry. Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie stood out in the middle of the rankings with the millionaire check they received for the live action “Barbie”, which, curiously, was for the same amount of dollars.

each of them has won $ 12.5 million for her participation in ‘Barbie’, a figure who has sparked a controversy over “equal” pay, despite Margot Robbie should be the one who has much more than a starring role in the film and, moreover, also works as a producer on the project.

Many feel that Margot Robbie’s pay on “Barbie” should have been much higher than Ryan Gosling’s because she has the lead role, she is a producer and also has a recognized career. While others believe the actor’s career is what allowed him to access the same compensation as his film partner, despite the fact that he would not have the same relevance in Greta Gwergin’s film.

Unfortunately, until now the story and synopsis of ‘Barbie’ have not been revealed and therefore it is not known if Ken is practically co-star of the Mattel doll and therefore have the same screen time. If so, it would be a factor that would justify the actors’ own salary, otherwise it would be something to question Warner Bros.

How is he paid in the film industry?

At least as far as the hiring of an actor or actress is concerned, production companies usually have two key factors in determining the salary of the performer in question: the trajectory the artist has had (a winner will not be paid same of the Oscars, than to someone who barely has his first films or series) and its relevance in the project (percentage on screen and importance of his character in the film).

Of course, there are many other factors that are included when setting a salary and reaching an agreement that satisfies both parties. If not, the actor or actress would decide to decline the offer and the studio would have to go in search of a new actor … as happened recently with Nave Campbell who gave up on the “Scream” franchise because he felt that it was too little what they would have paid him with the sixth installment.

In the case of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling it is similar, because although on the outside it may seem like a salary inequality compared to who appears most on the screen or who participates most in the project … the conditions were accepted in the end.